An epistolary conference with the Reverend Dr. Waterland: consisting of eight letters written to him.
Also a modest inquiry touching the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, and the manner of our Blessed Saviour's Divinity, as they are
held in the Catholick Church, and in the Church of England. By William Staunton gent.
Second Edition, London 1724.
Daniel Cosgrove Waterland (14 March 1683 – 23 December 1740) was an English theologian. He became Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1714, Chancellor of the Diocese of York in 1722, and Archdeacon of Middlesex in 1730.
Waterland opposed the latitudinarians of his time. He was an acute controversialist on behalf of the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity, on which he wrote several treatises.
Hard cover, measures about 7.5" x 5". Beautiful printing on linen paper.
Condition: extensive rubbing wear to leather covers, page edges show extensive wear, age discoloration; some staining, front and rear covers separated from spine, first few pages missing. May have some damaged pages.
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